The Paet brothers, from left to right, Elieser, Francis and Wilfred, appear yesterday in Hudson County Superior Court Judge Joseph Isabella's courtroom, charged with beating their brother-in-law to death with a shovel on Christmas Day 2011.Erika Solorzano/The Jersey Journal

A motion filed yesterday by the attorney for three brothers charged in the brutal 2011 Christmas Day murder of their brother-in-law, requesting copies of electronic files from the police, was denied.

The brothers — 45-year-old Elieser, 41-year-old Wilfred and 39-year-old Francis Paet — appeared in Hudson County Superior Court Judge Joseph Isabella’s courtroom in Jersey City for the hearing. They are charged with bludgeoning Jeorge Alvendia, 44, in the garage of Alvendia’s Roosevelt Avenue home.

The accused men’s sister, Alvendia’s wife, was not home at the time, authorities said.
Authorities have said that Elieser Paet beat Alvendia with a shovel while Wilfred and Frances kicked and stomped him. The brothers claim their actions were in self-defense.

Yesterday, defense attorney Marc E. Leibman filed a motion for the state to produce copies of electronic police reports to determine the date the officer who took statements from the Paet brothers filed his report.

The attorney questioned if the supervisor who signed off on the report changed it in any way.

The motion was denied by Isabella.

The brothers are scheduled to appear in Isabella’s courtroom on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 10 a.m. for a status conference. Their trial date has not been set.